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It is winter in the Cotswolds and a suspicious death has occurred. Psychic medium ‘Madame Zelda’ is found dead on Christmas morning, an open box of chocolates by her side. DCI Hayley Pascal and her new oppo, DS Artie Frobisher, have little to occupy themselves over the dead time that is Christmas at Oxford Police Station, until the chocolates are found to contain a poisonous substance. Cold cases can wait. They now have a new case to solve: one of MURDER.

In Alone on a Cliff, the girls return to the cliff where they spent a night stranded in 1973 while on a trek PerryAnn hatched to find Billy. Now, over 20 years later, they are on a trek to find Billy again, only this time, it isn't only Billy they are searching for. Unhealed wounds, the healing balm of forgiveness, and gratitude for those who stand by us weave the story like threads running through a tapestry. Through it all, MatiLou and PerryAnn always return to the most important quest they share: to care for Mother Earth.

Brandon Andrew Morgan finds himself sitting on the top of the world for once, a definite change from the harrowing ordeals and ridiculousness that has plagued his life of late. Now, he's got the vampire thing figured out, has a stellar girlfriend, and is co-leader of the illustrious and growing town of Haven. As far as Brandon is concerned, everything is as it should be. He couldn’t ask for anything more, and nothing could strip him of his newfound happiness. Or so he hopes.

These are stories of those falsely accused of rape and/or sexual assault.

In 1973, the summer of change, Perry Ann lost her parents in a tragic accident. Then, in 1983, the summer of hard choices, PerryAnn and her best friend, MatiLou, pursued answers to what happened on that fateful day. A past love interest, Billy, who may have been involved, accosted PerryAnn, forcing her to make hard choices.

In 1973, Perry Ann lost her parents in a tragic accident. Then in 1983, Perry Ann and her best friend MatiLou pursued answers as to what happened on that fateful day. A past love interest, Billy, who may have been involved, accosted Perry Ann, forcing her to make hard choices. And in 1995, he continued to push Perry Ann to the brink of desperation.

This is a collection of stories about children who have lived with abuse. They saw their mothers being abused. Some have been abused themselves, by their fathers, stepfathers, or their mothers' boyfriends. These children witness their mothers being abused and sometimes even worse. Some of them have gone through the courts with their mothers.

Despite overcoming every adversity placed before him, Brandon Andrew Morgan can’t seem to catch a break for long. At the very moment, he’s feeling at the top of the world, fate intervenes with a hearty dose of misfortune plus interest. In a stunning turn of events, Brandon is ditched at the altar, unceremoniously single, and forced to run Haven on his own without so much as an explanation. Suffice to say, he doesn’t take it well. Yet the time to wallow in such things is cut short, for a new danger to Haven and the entire world sets upon him with every inconvenience.

Just after sunrise on a sunny day, Jill is found murdered on the centre lawn of a luxury apartment development. Jack, her boy-friend is arrested. He's had a big row with her on the morning of the murder. But there are undercurrents that emerge during the investigation….

This is a true story that spans the sweeping account of a unique affair between two women. In the face of adversity and against all odds, the relationship has blossomed immeasurably and thrived happily. Christine, a 59-year-old English lady, meets 33-year-old charismatic and lovely Alexandra, in Cape Town in 2002. Alexandra is working in a high-powered job and visiting Christine's neighbour in Simon's Town for Christmas. The women are introduced and a powerful and mutual attraction overtakes them which neither has experienced before.

Do you want to find amazing and unique experiences around the world? Strolling with Your Elephant: Perfect Moments in Travel tells travelers of all ages and abilities how to find and enjoy them. Drawing on 23 years as president of D. Tours Travel, a boutique luxury travel agency, Diana Hechler outlines almost 80 experiences that are fun, unusual, and thrilling, and that many people do not know are available for everyone.

When Ximon Sabo retires from the Kremniy Republic Scout Force he’s awarded a retired scout ship, the Mantis, but he has to find work to keep her flying. On missions across a dozen solar systems, Ximon and his crew make first contact with an alien species, pull off a daring rescue from a beleaguered outpost, face hostile pirates, and even face a murder mystery. The Mantis team - a female engineer with a drinking problem, a sensor operator who’s also a priest, Ximon’s sexy companion robot, and the ship’s AI computer - must work together to face challenge after challenge.

A creepy collection of short stories written by suspense novelist Dianah Brock.

If someone in your life is causing you to question your own sanity and is driving you into the ground, don’t worry, you are not crazy, nor are you alone in the matter. Most importantly, it is not your fault! Did you know that according to National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence survey, 48.4 percent of women and 48.8 percent of men have experienced at least one psychologically aggressive behavior by an intimate partner. That’s nearly every other person!

There are somersaults and there are somersaults. Physically … no big deal. Lots of people can do them. This book is about the other kind of somersaults–through life. In this case, from a little girl plunked into the mid-fifties in socialist Czechoslovakia to a rebel at school with beliefs twisted and turned by social storms. Then in 1968, her family lives through morphing into socialism with a human face, the consequent invasion of the Warsaw Pact armies, and ultimately, the Russian occupation. And eventually, for many ordinary people, the reality of the so-called Velvet Revolution of 1989.

The bustling prairie town of Square Oak, Montana, was worlds away from the Boston society in which Kit Johnson had lived for 17 years. The summer she was spending with her cousin would, she was certain, bring fun and adventure. What she didn't expect it to include was Enos Cullifson. Granted, he was a little rough around the edges, but she knew that would take nothing more than time to correct. After all, if they had love, what else could they need?

Randall Sullivan slumped in the passenger seat aboard a speeding train on its continuing trip between the realms of truth and fantasy. He will awaken, like many others, without a ticket, without any knowledge as to how he arrived in the seat across the aisle from an elderly couple dressed in gray attire. But during his time on this train, he’ll come to understand a mystery few have ever known. Many are travelers, those who languish between this world and the next.

Puffton Village. Back in the 1980s, a group of strangers lived in a college town apartment complex. They became great friends and went through daily struggles together. They supported each other and comforted each other. They became an untraditional family. A Crazy Life. A life filled with drama, love, fear, bonding, and adventures. A life filled with fear, terror, heartache, and questions.

After 30 years, John and Maria Salgado remain deeply in love and committed to each other. Enduring trials and tribulations that would have destroyed most marriages have only strengthened their bond. They have been flush, they have been poor, but they have always had each other - until they are confronted by a tragedy, and it forces one of them to confront reality without the other.

Karen Hartley is a charismatic agent in the British Secret Intelligence Service. She and her fellow SIS agent, Fiona Mossop, are assigned to investigate and expose a powerful syndicate operating between England, South Africa and Far Eastern Countries engaging in illegal poaching of rhino horns, elephant tusk and lion bone "sets".